Type-writer.



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TYPE wanna.

APPLIUATION FILED HOV.1D,1909.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1 L. OHAMBONNAUD. TYPE. wanna.

APPLICATION FILLED HOV. 10 1906.

Patented Apr. 6,1909

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- Ill! L. GHAMBDNN'AUD.

TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED HOV. 10,1906.

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Is. GHAMBONNAUD.

' TYPE WRITER.

APPLHIATIOH FILED HOV-10,1906. Patented Apr. 6 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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mgrwm na LEON .IHAMBONNAU), OF PA RIB. FRANCE.

TYPE -WBITER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April (I, 1809.

Application filed l fovember 10, 1006. Serial No. 842,918.

'10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ln'ion Cuanmmsauu, a citizen of the French Republic,and a resident of Paris, France, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type provide a. machine having a plurality of charactersto besimultaneously impressed upon a receiving sheet; second, toprovidca tvpe bar having a plurality of characters an means carryin and.cooperating with the type bar whereliy any one of the characters,carried by the type bar, may be are lectcd for printing; and means for;actuating the type bars, either, in conjunction with the means forselecting particular.

characters for printing, or independently of such means.

My invention, generally stated, consists of a machine having a luralityof ty carryin bars, each of which is prefera .ly provide with aplurality of characters, the

type bars being arranged in groups. and

each map having its own center to which all a? the type bars of a groupconverge. Each type bar is provided with a plurality of characters, anyone of which can be selected for printing by means hereinafterdisclosed. I y

Although my invention, is illustrated as applied to a machine in whichthetype bars,

each having a plurality of characters, are

arranged m a pluralityof groups, each.

group having its'own printing oint, the in rentio n can however beappheto a machine having but one group of type bars with a common'centcr ofconvergence for all of tl'iefibarswthc type bars having one or morecharhctcrs as described.

My invedion consists also in the details of construction andcombinations of arts hereinafter described and claimed and 1llus tratedin tlie accompanying drawings, in which: V

Figure 1 is a section of the machine, showing in dotted lists themovement of the type liar when actua .d alone bv a. character-key. Fig.2 is a detail-asectionshowing the'movemen! of a type-bar under the conOint action of a character-key and of a shift-key. Fig. 3 i a plan viewof a portion of the lmu'hiuc. Figs. 4 and are details of the frame towhich the rods carryin the typebars are pivoted. [*i 5 being a s ightmodification ot' Fig.4. ig. 6 is a view of a portion of the unichiuclookin in the direction of the arrow l" shown in ig. '1. Fig. 7 is avertical section. on the line Z--Z of Fig. 1, of one half the machine.Fig; 8 is a detail of one form of the plate used for guiding Figs. 9 and11) are modifications of the type-bars. Figs. 11 and 12 showmmlilicatihns of the means for selcctmg. for printing one of thecharacters carried by a type-bar. Figs. lit and H show. modifications ofthe type bar and its carrying members. wherebv the impression of acharacter is cti'ccted by the lateral mo ement Fig. 15 shows amodification Fig. 16

of a member. in thcrcst position of the type bar.

shows a modification in the relative position of the members of the typebar carrying arms and of the direction In which an Impression is made.Fig. 17 shows a modification in the pivoted arms carrying the type bar.

In the principal form of the invention, the type barsdz are designed toimpress their. characters upon a receiving sheet of pa 1', by an upwardstroke of the typcbars. he type bars are grouped. as shown. in fourgl'tmps of six. two. two and six bars respectively. The type bars ofeach group converge to a center separate from the centers of the othergroups: thus establishing four independent centers or printing points,thereby enabling the simultaneous printing of four (diameters. one ineach group.

hi the )ri'ucipal form of my device each type bar, orms one side of aointed paral lelogram or quadrilaterahthe other, sides of which areformed by 1th upper rod 15, a

lower-rod 14, and a frame composed of an upper. laterally movablesection 2. and a the machine. [n the complete machine, instcad of havinga separate movable seption and a separate fixed section for each typebar. a separate movable section is provided for each group of keys, thefixed section 1 in this case being c ntinuous and extendin under the[four .mot' Hie sections. Each r 13 islpivoted at one end to a type barand is similarly connected at the other end to a movable section 2 ofthe frame, as shown at 17. The lower rod 14 is similarly connected tothe type bar and to the lower section 1 of the frame, its pivotalconnection to the latter being indicated at 16. The lower rod 14 extendsbe 'ond its pivotal point In, the extended end being connected, by meansof an adjustable link 28. to the bar 24 of a character key 23. pivotedas indicated at 253 to the frame.

The sections 1 and 2 of the frame are provided with-slots gron )ed asare the type bars, the slots of eac I roup converging toward its owncenter. hese slots can be interrupted asshown at 1" and 2" in Fig. 4 orcontinuous as shown in Fig. 5, and are designed to receivcthe pivotedends of the rods 14 and 15 and to permit these rods to swing incarryinga type-bar to the printing surface 29. The lines a:--.i! Fig. 4 and iFig. 5 indicate the line of division between sections 1 and' 2. Theupper section 2 of the frameis made to move laterally in order that thecharacter 33 can be printed, the character 22 being printed when thesection 2 is in its normal position in alinement with stfCtlOn 1.

The lateral displacement of the movable section 2 is accomplished bymeans of a shift key- 3, having a shank 4 forming a bell-crank leverpivoted to the base of the machine and connected to one end of a link 5,the other end of which is connected to a ever 6 pivoted, at a pointintermediate ILS .ends, to a support extending from the baseof the ma.chine. The upper end 7 of the lever (ibears against the outer ends of apair of shdin r bars 8 which carry a section 2 and whic are supported ina vertical extension of a late 9 u on which the section 2 slides, whensisplacedz the plate 9 being fixed to the stationary section 1. r

The bars 8 are normally pressed toward the keyboard, keepingi-thcsection 2 in alinement with section 1, y a spring 10 secured to abracket 11 carried by thebase of the machine. The bars 8 are provided asat 20 and 21, with elastic cushions to take up the shock anddeaden'the'noise occasioned by the operation of the machine. The powerrod 14 is provided with a spring 30 to aid in returninp the type-bartoits normal position..f"

The c racte'r keys are returned totheir" normal position b a sprin "32which tends tohold elevateda an 31, pivoted to the base of the machineand supporting the key 1evers. 'The' ty'pe bars are. directed, in theirswinging movement by a guide plate 13,

similarly to the slots ofsections 1 ant 2 of the frame. This guide lateis carried by a support. 18 fsecumd to t 0 base of the machine, andsupporting a cushion etc 19, pon which the typecgnrs rest A com hke ate26, gecured to e machine, guides the provided with slots, grouped anddisposed 33. If the been moved laterally.

The guide plate 18 may be of the form shown in Fig. 8, insteald of thatshown in Fig. 7. In the construction shown in Fig. 8, the plate isformedwith prolongations 34, this construction rmitting of increasedaccuracy in the guidance of the type bars to their respective printingpoints.

The operation of the principal form of my invention is as follows :'-Ifit be desired to print the character 22 carried by the keyboard, it willbe but necessary to de ress the character key 23, which, by means 0 itsconnecting link 28, willcause the rod 14 to turn on its fulcrumlfi,thereby causing the type bar to assume the dotted position, 12',

shown in Fig. 1. ,If the pressure be now re rint the character 33, theshift-lever 3 must e' depressed. This lever, by means of its connectionto the lever 6, moves the latter about. its fulcrum, thereby forcing themovable section 2, of the frame, backward against the resistance of thespring 10; hence the joint 17 of the t be! parallelo am will be movedback 0 its normal posi ion, the piuotlfi however remaining fixed asbefore, and the type bar will then assume the position 12" of Fig. 2..If simultaneously with the depression of the shift-key 8, orsubsequently while the shift ke isheld depressed, the character key 23operated, the ty -bar with its connected rods willbe cause to traveltothe dotted osition 12, shown in Iji 2, thus printing t e character eye3 an '23 be now released, the springs 10, 30nd 32 willcause the parts toreturn to their normal position.

In the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the

type bar is formed with an integral arm having a pivot oint 36 by meansof which it can be pivoted tothe slotted frame, which for thisconstruction is formed of one piece,-

heuce moves laterally in its entirety. In

this (instruction, the swinging movement oft 0 type bar to print eit erof its characters,-38 or 39, is accomplished by a lever 35 which movesvertically. The dotted positidns 37 and 40, in" these figurcs,'representi'esectively the positions of the pivot 36. and the character 39 afterthe type bar has In Fig. 11, I have shown i form of my device in whichthetype bar 41 is pnovided with an integral arm slotte dframe 43 whichis mounted to slide on a Isup ofrt 43, carried by an upright 44, secure'to' the base,45 of the machine.

A sprin 50 interposed between the frame '43 and t e support 44 normallyholds the type-bar'in the position shown in Fig. 11.

ivoted at 42to o 2 omua l'llc forward end of the t p bar rests upon asupport 56 provided-wit a cushion'57. A dotted guide plate 58, having acushion 59, is provided -to guidethe n'ibvemchts of the type bars. Theend of the arm of the typobar, hawpirotally col-mooted thereto two links52 and 51kt ese in turn are plvotally connected to a member 51 whichforms the fourth side of quadrilateral or parnlleiogram. This member 51.connected by a link 55 to a charactordtey 54.

Tha shift-hey for the construction shown in Fig. 11, is indicated at.48". It has a con nection 47 being joined at 48 to a mcml'ier 46attached to theframe 43. Under the sole actihn of the charactcrdccy 54,the character will lie impressed at the printing surface o2; but. if theshift-hey 48 'be operated in conjunction with the churact'crkey, theframe will he morcd foswarrl and the character (Hr-ill be printed.

in Fig. -l; the type ba'rTO is formed witl an integral arm which ispivoted at 72 to a slotted frame (33 carried and supported by a spring6! one end of which is secured to a support Ht extending from the base83. ,k plate (it; is secured atone end to the frame 63 and extendstherefrom to the head 73 of the type har, at which end it. is pivotedat. 64 to an end (35 of a support secured to the base 83.. The pivot 64wuss-cs through an elongated slot 71 formed in the head of the ty eliar. this slot permitting the head of the type bar to swing pastthepivot The lower edge of the head of theltype bar is curved from thepoint ('14 as afcenter, and rests in'a. roovo 74 Formed in the uppersurface of a )fll 75, pivoted at it; to the support 81 and secured atits end remote from the head of the type bar, to a lcey-lcveriS by alink 77. slotted plate 79 guides the typebar. 'This plate is secured toa support extending from' the base 82%, the upper end of this supportbein; provided with a cushion 82 upon which the bar 75 rests. A link 67connect-s\the' 7 frame (33 to a shift-key 68. In the Operation lit) ofthis form of the invention, the key-lever 78, when deiresscd,rocltsthe'bar Wi -about, itsaxisl'fi. t ereby elevating the end oftheharupo'n which the head of the type-bar reqtsr This movement of the bar75, swings the t'y'pedmr on'xits pivot. 72, thereby pressing itscharacter 84' upon the receiving a sheet. If it be desired to print thecharacter 85, the shift lever 68, is first de teased. This 'lnoremcnt bymeans of the ink 67,

lowers the frame 63, hence the pivot 72. of. the type-bar: if thekey-lever be now depressed the character 85 will be impressed'at'theprinting point, the lowerin of the pivot of the type bar, causingt e head thereof to. describe a 'iower are. than that followed whenthet'ype bar is actuated under the sole impulse of the key-lever. V

In the construction shown in Figs. 13 and 1.4, the impression of acharacter is effected by a lateral movement of the slotted frame; andthe selection ot'a character for printing is effected h a swingingmovement of the tltltltll'lltlief'tt frame ahout its pivot in the hxcdsection of the slotted frame. In Fig. lr-i, 8t; indicates the type barHT and 88 the characters carried thereby. H!) the upper rod and 90 the.lower rod. in Fig. H. and 9o 5 ilidii'ate the rharm-ters carried by thetype har and 97 and $18 indicate respectively t, e rod connectml to themovable section of the slotted frnnnx and the rod connected to the lixcdsection of this frame. l ig. l5 shows a form of the invention in whichthe typ -bar. when at rest. lies at an angle to the, trnuu'.

Fig. vlt represents a construction in which the character is selectedand impressed as in the principal form of the deviceithe differencebeing that the ty edmr is arranged to print on the downwarr strokeinstead of on the upward stroke as inthe main form.

Fig. 17 shows another arrangement for efferting the selection andprinting of a char actor. in this form the character prints on the.rearward stroke of the type-bar.

Having thus (it-scribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent thereon. is: U

l. l'n'a typewriting mach lne, the combination with a type-bar, of aframe therefor consisting of .a horizontall reciprocatory section. afixed section, arod pivoted at one end to the type-bar and pivoted atthe other end to the reciprocatoi section, and 'a rod pivoted at one endtot e type-bar and pivotedat the other end to the fixed sect on, meansfor reciprocating the reoiprocatory Eection. and means for oscillatingthe type-' ar. e

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a. type-bar having aplurality of characters. of a frame composed of an upper upper rodpivoted at one end to the type-biir an: pivoted at. the other end to themovable section, a lower rod. pivoted at one end to "the tvpediar-andpivoted at the other end to the 3 erl section, slida-ble bars carryihgthe mot-able section. a spring beari a'gainst one end of theslide-barsand a opted to yieldiiigly keep the movable section in its normalposition, I lever bearing against the other end of the slidable barsandadapted. to displace the section carried thereby, means adapted toactuate the lever, and means connected to the rod that is pivoted to thefixed section and adapted to vibrate that rod about its fulcrum. a

I 3. In atypewriting machine, the combina-, tion with a type-bar havinga. plurality'of characters of a irame consisting of an ugxper laterallymovable section and a lower ed section, an upper rod and a lower rod,each movable section and a lower fixed section, an

pivoted at one end to the type bar the upper rod being pivoted at itsother end to the movable section andthe lower rod being pivoted at itsother end to the fixed section, slide burs carrying the movable section,a bracket supporting the slide bars, a SpIlIlfi bearin against one endof the slide-bars anc adapte to keepethe movable section in its normalposition, a lever bearin against the other end of the slide-bars,a sift'key connected to the lever, a character key connected to the lowerrod beyond its pivotal connection to the fixed section of the frame, anda spring connected to the lowerpivoted bar and adapted to return thatbar to its normal position.

4. In a typewriting machine adapted to print simultaneously a luralityof characters, type bars arran e in a plurality of groups each ty e-barcaring a lurality of characters, an each group of are having anindependent center towardwhich all of type bars of a roup converge; anupper rod and slower to pivoted to each t pe-bar; a 'frame to which theother ends of t 1e rods are pivoted, the frame consisting of a pluralityof upper laterally movable sections correspondin I in number to thegroups of typebars an a lower fixed sectiomcommon to all of the upper,movable sections, both sections of the frame being slotted to receivethe ends. ..of' the rods, the upper rods being pivoted to the movablesections and the lower rods being ivoted to the fixed sections, theslots of the ram'e being grouped to corres nd with 1 the grou ing of thetype-bars an, 1 radially arrang to correspond therewith; a slottedplateadapted to ulde the type-bars the groupe and arranged to correslotsbeink spend wit the type-bars and with the slots 4;,

of the frame means connected to the lower pivoted rods and to thecharacter keys and adapted through the actuation of the latter tooscillate the typebars, means controlling each movable section andconnected to a properly disposed shift-key and adapted to isplace amovable section .under the impulse of a shift-key; tad means adapted toreturn the parts to their normal position.

In testimony whereof ,I affix my signature.

LEON CHAMBONNAUD. In the presence of VICTOR Pniivos'r, Hanson .G. Coxa.

